MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics22.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive95.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 12 '20 at 11:33
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G-$104
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
76% Very good
Memory 73.8
1-Core 110
2-Core 221
74% 135 Pts
4-Core 452
8-Core 448
60% 450 Pts
64-Core 449
28% 449 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 76%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90
CLim: 1210 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.9.1
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
22.3% Poor
Lighting 25.7
Reflection 31
Parallax 30.2
21% 29 fps
MRender 30.4
Gravity 25
Splatting 34.3
25% 29.9 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 22.3%
Great: 22%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 306 307 307 281 247 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 320
Mixed 302
SusWrite 293
79% 355 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 83.5
4K Mixed 35.9
136% 49.8 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 245
212% 314 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 129%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$97
2TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 182 181 184 186 183 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 176
Mixed 25.2
SusWrite 183
101% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.3
90% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 103%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
MC Read 32.1
MC Write 32.2
MC Mixed 29.2
89% 31.2 GB/s
SC Read 22
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 24.3
76% 26.5 GB/s
Latency 92.9
43% 92.9 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical B450 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 7,348 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $692
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